Summary of Missions
| U.S. Mission | Booster | Crew | Launched | Mission Goal | Mission Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skylab 1 | Saturn V | Unmanned | May 14, 1973 | Earth orbit | Partial Success - launch of Skylab, first US space station; micrometeoroid shield and one solar panel lost at launch, second jammed during deployment |
| Skylab 2 | Saturn 1B | Charles "Pete" Conrad, Paul Weitz, Joseph Kerwin | May 25, 1973 | Space station mission | Success - Apollo spacecraft takes first US crew to Skylab for a 28 day stay; freed stuck solar panel and deployed replacement sunshield |
| Skylab 3 | Saturn 1B | Alan Bean, Jack Lousma, Owen Garriott | July 28, 1973 | Space Station mission | Success - Apollo spacecraft takes second US crew to Skylab for a 59 day stay |
| Skylab 4 | Saturn 1B | Gerald Carr, William Pogue, Edward Gibson | November 16, 1973 | Space station mission | Success - Apollo spacecraft takes third US crew to Skylab for an 84 day stay |
| Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) | Saturn 1B | Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand, Donald K. "Deke" Slayton | July 15, 1975 | Earth orbit | Success - Apollo space craft conducted rendezvous and docking exercises with Soviet Soyuz 19 in earth orbit; sometimes referred to as "Apollo 18" |
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